Slavery
Dishonest Abe
He is revered as the man who freed US slaves. Yet he never intended to do so and it was he who forced a war for the Union
The Critic Interview: Gilbert and George
Michael Prodger meets the defiantly independent duo who back Brexit and resent the hostility of the art establishment towards them
Sissy porn and trans dirty laundry
Louise Perry reviews Females by Andrea Long Chu
The dangerous lessons from Spain
Leading historian Nigel Jones argues the UK is now dangerously fractured along political lines
Hidden London
Hidden London’s evocative photos of dereliction will fascinate commuters and tourists alike
Roger Scruton’s Faith
The admirer of Christ who never quite became a follower
Switchboard is busy
An untruth exposed